Nestled beneath the shadow of the Almighty
He lived the life with which God was delighted:
He lived by grace with heavenly refinement;
He lived by faith, with the oblation's fineness.
And if the world around Him was benighted
And grace and faith perpetually were slighted
Those who received Him both grace and faith enlightened.
He cured the lame the lepers and the blinded;
He spoke with power, in tones of perfect kindness,
Told in the Word His Spirit had indited.
And yet that life led onward to the cross;
All those who saw Him were laughing Him to scorn;
His feet and hands despite the good He wrought
Were seized by men and pierced by Gentile dogs;
They took His clothes, unseamed them and cast lots;
But in the darkest hours of greatest loss
The Saviour was forsaken by His God
To bear my sins, and take away my faults;
I caused the debts and He took on the cost
So that a sinner may now be brought to God.
The light of God surrounds us with its brightness;
From the ascended Man God's grace is shining:
And we by faith now have His glory light us,
Where we are safe from anything to frighten,
Nestled beneath the shadow of the Almighty.
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